Understanding and authoring in the wiki environment.
What's a wiki? A wiki is a type of website where multiple authors can be designated to edit and create content. Wikis have discussion pages, history to view previous edits, and can be public, semi-private, or private.
CommonCraft created a video that explains how a wiki works:
Task. Let's get started! Refer to this handout!wiki tutorial.pdf
If you have a wikispaces.com account, then login and "Request to join" this wiki.
If you don't have a wikispaces.com account, then go to http://www.wikispaces.com/site/for/teachers
And, need help? Check out the video tours of Wikispaces to learn how to begin editing your page, add images and media, and personalize your space.
The main page of the Wikispaces Help has quite an array of help topics to chose from.
For more specific information that has been asked for by teachers, it can be found in the Teachers Section of the Wikispaces help. There are a few more resources about halfway down the page under heading number 8 (a couple PDFs and PowerPoints)
Explanation of wikispacesOur Workspace - Our Wiki!
What's a wiki?
A wiki is a type of website where multiple authors can be designated to edit and create content. Wikis have discussion pages, history to view previous edits, and can be public, semi-private, or private.
CommonCraft created a video that explains how a wiki works:
Examples
Ah-Bon French middle school wiki
Bishop Blog Wiki is a high school Spanish teacher's wiki
David Warlick's CoLearners shows how a presenter can put presentations, notes, handouts, and invite participants.
Dorman Data Digest is a history or social studies teacher's wiki
FrauLyon high school German wiki
LanguageLinks2006 and specifically the Intern Level Methods shows how wikis can be an interactive tool for World Language Methods courses
Mme Mina Kim, French Teacher, has a fantastic wiki.
Mme Thomas French class wiki
SpartaFrancais - French class wiki
Youth Wiki is a collaborative project across several schools
Wanglaoshi Wiki Chinese K-1 wiki
Discuss: What features did you find?
Task. Let's get started! Refer to this handout!
If you have a wikispaces.com account, then login and "Request to join" this wiki.
If you don't have a wikispaces.com account, then go to http://www.wikispaces.com/site/for/teachers
So if students are creating wikis, how can you assess them? Vicki Davis has a wiki grading rubric and Read*Write*Think has a wiki rubric and interesting lesson on protest songs.
Ready to start your own wiki? Visit this page to get the advertisement-free wikispace or click the image below.
And, need help? Check out the video tours of Wikispaces to learn how to begin editing your page, add images and media, and personalize your space.
The main page of the Wikispaces Help has quite an array of help topics to chose from.
For more specific information that has been asked for by teachers, it can be found in the Teachers Section of the Wikispaces help. There are a few more resources about halfway down the page under heading number 8 (a couple PDFs and PowerPoints)